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Bangla Press Desk: A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).The earthquake occurred at 10.27pm local time (1757 GMT)...
Noman Sabit: A new law is set to pass in the United States requiring non-citizens to pay a 5% tax when sending money abroad. Former President Donald Trump had proposed the measure under the name “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” On Sunday,...
Minara Helen: The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would eliminate federal taxes on tips, advancing with the help of Democrats a top campaign promise of President Trump. Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) brought the bill to the floor with th...
Bangla Press Desk: Every week, Bibi Jan scrapes together some of her husband's meagre daily wage to buy precious water from rickshaw-drawn tankers that supply residents of Afghanistan's increasingly parched capital. Kabul faces a loo...
Bangla Press Desk: Criticism against Israel's conduct in Gaza also came at home. A leader of center-left politics said Tuesday that Israel was becoming an “outcast among nations" because of the government's approach to the war. “A sa...
Bangla Press Desk: Two Israeli embassy staff members were shot and killed Wednesday evening near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Noem confirmed the incident in a post...
Bangla Press Desk: A woman was shot at by security guards outside the CIA headquarters in Virginia early Thursday morning, according to US media reports. The incident, described by the CIA as a “security incident,” occurred near the...
Ema Alice: The moment the suspect in the fatal shooting of Israeli Embassy aides Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky was arrested has been caught on camera. Eyewitness Katie Kalisher shared the footage of 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez from...
Bangla Press Desk: A dire humanitarian situation in Myanmar and Bangladesh may have led to deaths of an estimated 427 Rohingya refugees at sea, the United Nation's refugee agency said on Friday. "The dire humanitarian situation, exac...
Bangla Press Desk: The fifth round of negotiations between Iran and the United States concluded on Friday in Rome, with limited but inconclusive progress, according to the Omani mediator facilitating the talks. "The fifth round of Ir...
Bangla Press Desk: Several people were killed when a small plane crashed in a California neighbourhood before dawn Thursday, destroying a home and setting more than a dozen cars on fire. At least 10 houses were hit by debris and vehi...
Bangla Press Desk: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has issued a royal directive to host 1,300 male and female pilgrims from 100 countries to perform Hajj in the year 1446 AH, under the Custodian of th...
Minara Helen: The Pentagon on Friday released new rules for reporters that cover the building, banning journalists from certain areas without an official escort or prior approval, heavily curtailing press access to military officials....
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